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The Fuk Tak Chi Temple sits in the middle of many eating places in Far East Square, where many an office worker visits for lunch. Sadly, Eddy notes that some people use the temple as a short cut through the square – which is a shame when you consider the heritage on display! Eddy explains the history of the museum, a restored temple which sits in the middle of a modern shopping complex: Currently blended within Far East Square at 76 Telok Ayer Street is the Fuk Tak Chi Museum. Far East Square is built within the heritage conservation project and has a mixed of new and old structures. It is home to many F&B outlets, kiosks and shops serving the people working within the Central Business District. In the 1820s, the Cantonese and Hakka immigrations from China built a shrine at the current site to the Chinese deity Tua Pek Kong. Later in 1825 a brick temple was built in its pl...